Basketball Recap: Orange Lutheran Skates Past Central with Ease

On Saturday, the Orange Lutheran Lancers were fully in charge, breezing past the Central Spartans 63-31. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Lancers had established a 24 point advantage.

Despite the loss, Central still got an impressive performance from James Tovar, who went 7 for 13 on his way to 16 points. The contest was Tovar's fourth in a row with at least ten points.

Orange Lutheran is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.4 points per game. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.

When Orange Lutheran and Central next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Orange Lutheran will try to stop Santa Margarita's three-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Similarly, Central will try to stop Vincent Memorial's four-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.